Health Resource Directory

Madison Health Department

Walnut Street

Madison, New Jersey 07940

Phone: 973-593-3079 Ext. 9

Services include free vaccines, well child care and physicals, adult health screening, and health education.

MorristownFamilyHealthCenter

200 South Street

Morristown, New Jersey 07950

Phone 973-889-6800

Services include sick child and adult care. Must apply for uninsured care prior to being treated. Accept Medicaid, Americaid and Healthnet. See attached pamphlet.

New Jersey Family Care

Provides affordable health coverage for uninsured kids, parents, couples, and single adults.

NJ Parent Link: The Early Childhood, Parenting & ProfessionalResourceCenter

CVS Pharmacy: Minute Clinic

471 Main Street

Chatham, New Jersey 07928

Services include sick child and adult care. Pay per visit.

ZufallHealthCenter

17 South Warren Street

Dover, New Jersey07801

Services include immunizations, well child care, sick child and adult care.

Organizations that Provide Resources

for Specific Conditions

Anemia

Aplastic Anemia :

Asthma and Allergy

FAAN

Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey

Blindness

New JerseyCommission for the Blind

Prevent Blindness America

Brain Injury/Concussions

The ConcussionCenter at the Atlantic Neuroscience Institute, Overlook Hospital 908-522-6146

Burn Injury

Saint Barnabas Medical Center

Shriners Hospitals 973-992-1111

Bullying

Cancer

Counseling

Gary Myers, PhD, M. Div. 973-822-0707

GraceCounselingCenter

16 Madison Ave.

Madison, NJ 07940

Dental Health

Northern Region Children’s Oral Health Program:

860 South White Horse Pike

Hammonton, New Jersey08037

(856) 935-6203

Diabetes

(teens with diabetes)

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Foundation

Grief

The Good Grief Program: Saint Clares Counseling 973-626-7009

www. Griefspeaks.com

The Compassionate Friends is a self-help non-profit organization which

offers emotional support to families grieving the death of a child of

any age and from any cause. TCF offers support to parents, grandparents

and siblings, and they have local chapters around the United States.

Please view the website for additional information:

Grief support from Scholastic Sponsors:

Hearing Testing/Aids

Lyme Disease

NJ Governor's Lyme disease Advisory Council

Hunterdon County Lyme disease Web Site

NJ Department of Education. (1995). Making a difference: Lyme disease

prevention and education guide (available from the NJ Department of

Education Office of Publications).

NJ Department of Health and Senior Services. (1999). Tick-borne diseases

of New Jersey: A guide to understanding and preventing transmission.

Washington, DC: Author.

Medications

Wal-Mart: excellent very low cost program for prescriptions

Manufacturers: may have 'granting' of medications available or discounted

NJFamilyCare: Must complete an application

NJ Catastrophic Illness in Children Fund: depends on diagnosis

CountyBoard of Health: many have a discount card for prescriptions

Local Hospitals: charity care medication programs

NASN: discount RX program available

Orthodontic Care

There is an application that needs to be completed. Here is the link regarding eligibility (donated orthodontic services) DOS

Orthopedic Care

Shriners Hosptials: 973-992-1111

Primary Care

Federally Qualified HealthCenter: FQHC

Smoking Cessation

AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics, Patient Education for Children, Teens,

and Parents 2nd ed. (2004).

Vision Services

Lions Club

New Eyes for the Needy in Millburn/Short Hills will provide a voucher for a new pair of glasses provided the school nurse can fax. the original Rx. to them (current Rx. within a year). Student must qualify for free/reduced lunch. Walmart Opt. Centers will accept the vouchers as will other eye glass providers on a case per case basis.

Lens Crafters has "gift of sight" program; need to call them in your area for more info about this.

Of course if you are a NASN member, they will give the school nurse member a certain # of vouchers for exam and glasses (qualifying factors explained with the vouchers); must not otherwise be covered by insurance.

Below is the information on the VSP Sight for Students program. You can obtain up to 10 free gift certificates for the eye exam, glasses and lenses. See below for the eligibility criteria for the target families. You must belong to NASN/NJSSNA to obtain the certificates. The link is:

I'm not sure this will help get the glasses if they are not at a VSP approved vision site, but it may help someone else in the future. How many kids did you screen last year that still did not obtain an exam and/or glasses? This site may be the answer for those individuals.

Weight Control

We Can! Weight/Nutrition Health Program